Fall Update: CODA

Fall Update

by Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli, CODA President

Happy Fall! My name is Tiffany Ou-Ponticelli, and I am honored to continue serving as President of the California Orchestra Directors Association. CODA is looking forward to a fantastic year, with a return of the full version of our CODA December Honor Orchestras, along with an exciting slate of conductors and repertoire for All-State at CASMEC 2023.

CODA December Honor Orchestras

December 2-3, 2022 San Diego State University and Patrick Henry High School

The CODA Board is excited to announce the return of our full Honor Orchestra event Dec 2-3, 2022. This event will host a Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mr. Michael Gerdes (San Diego State University), and a String Orchestra conducted by Dr. Alexander Kahn (Sonoma State University). Audition materials are available here! Audition materials are due online on October 11th. Please encourage your students to apply!

We are also looking forward to our All-State Ensembles in Fresno February 16-19, 2023. This year, CODA will offer four ensembles:

HS Symphony Orchestra

HS String Orchestra

JHS String Orchestra

JHS Concert Orchestra

CODA is excited for the return of our JHS Concert All-State Orchestra for 7th and 8th grade students, after a successful first ensemble at CASMEC 2022! CODA has been fortunate to receive large pools of auditioning students over the last few years, and the second JHS ensemble allows us to include more students in the AllState experience.

Junior High School orchestra directors, and private teachers of 7th and 8th grade students - this is a great year to encourage your students to audition for All-State! The Junior High excerpts were updated last year to encourage accessibility - please do encourage your students to take a look and consider auditioning!

Excerpts for auditions can be found here:

• High School All-State Orchestra Audition Materials (please note that Cello excerpts were updated 8/31/22 and Bass excerpts on 9/11/22 - please do make sure your students who plan to audition have the most recent versions). • Junior High All-State Orchestra Audition Materials

It’s also time to renew your CODA Membership! Become a member today and help take an active role in supporting students, educators, and school orchestra programs across the state of California. Click here to view membership class information and here to join the organization or renew your membership.

I hope your fall season is filled with music, laughter, and hopefully a little more stability than the last year offered us. Wishing you the best!

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